1996 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1996 Northwestern Wildcats football
Big Ten co-champion
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 16
AP No. 15
1996 record 93 (71 Big Ten)
Head coach Gary Barnett
Home stadium Dyche Stadium (Capacity: 48,187)
1996 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#2 Ohio State +   7 1         11 1  
#15 Northwestern +   7 1         9 3  
#7 Penn State   6 2         11 2  
#18 Iowa   6 2         9 3  
#20 Michigan   5 3         8 4  
Michigan State   5 3         6 6  
Wisconsin   3 5         8 5  
Purdue   2 6         3 8  
Minnesota   1 7         4 7  
Indiana   1 7         3 8  
Illinois   1 7         2 9  
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A college football season. Under head coach Gary Barnett, Northwestern finished the season with a 93 record. The Wildcats won a share of the Big Ten Conference title for the second straight year. They faced off against Tennessee in the Florida Citrus Bowl, where the Wildcats lost, 4828.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 6 5:30 PM at Wake Forest* No. 13 Groves StadiumWinston-Salem, NC SCC L 2728   21,749
September 14 2:30 PM at Duke* Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC ABC W 3813   29,321
September 21 11:30 AM Ohio* Dyche StadiumEvanston, IL SCC W 287   38,148
September 28 11:30 AM Indiana No. 25 Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN ESPN W 3517   36,714
October 5 11:30 AM No. 6 Michigan No. 22 Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL ABC W 1716   48,187
October 12 11:30 AM Minnesota No. 15 Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL ESPN2 W 2624   35,848
October 19 11:30 AM at Wisconsin No. 14 Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI ESPN2 W 3430   79,576
October 26 11:00 AM Illinois No. 11 Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL ESPN+ W 2724   48,187
November 2 2:30 PM at No. 15 Penn State No. 11 Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA ABC L 934   96,596
November 9 2:30 PM at No. 23 Iowa No. 18 Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA ABC W 4013   70,397
November 16 1:00 PM Purdue No. 13 Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL W 2724   41,178
January 1 12:00 PM vs. No. 9 Tennessee* No. 11 Florida Citrus BowlOrlando, FL (Florida Citrus Bowl) ABC L 2848   63,467
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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Game summaries

Wisconsin

#14 Northwestern at Wisconsin
1 234Total
Northwestern 7 7614 34
Wisconsin 10 3314 30

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Team players drafted into the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Darnell Autry Running back4 105 Chicago Bears
Tim Scharf Linebacker6 164 New York Jets
Hudhaifa IsmaeliDefensive back7 203 Miami Dolphins

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References

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